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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon, q4 p9 c: Z: B1 r! T* W$ s1 W
" b6 b) a3 o6 R+ k1 rby Tom Randall$ l* Y6 Z3 J+ g5 E9 U6 A2 i; J
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Oil just had its first weekly decline in a month, breaking a rally in crude prices. A bit of context: After what's happened over the last year, "rally" seems a bit of an overstatement. . O! i) m2 I) W/ N! u9 f, I9 V
Oil 'Rally'
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2 {) N9 A6 t, N* XOne big factor that may be driving prices down this week: The U.S. is pumping so much oil it's running out of places to stash it. 2 d0 E# e7 e( Q! r! M/ O
Crude oil in storage in the U.S. has jumped to the highest levels in at least 80 years, according to a Bloomberg Industries analysis. The EIA this week reported that U.S. inventories rose 7.7 million barrels to 425.6 million. That's more than 20 percent higher than the five-year average. ; e! N5 J6 X- m0 P! u8 t
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High. V2 ?0 w/ O& h- \: l
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The buildup of supply has been "colossal" and is responsible for oil prices falling this week, Thomas Finlon, director of Energy Analytics Group LLC, told Bloomberg News. / k5 V& n* N! A8 s1 s9 X
Winter weather and refinery outages have contributed to the supply glut. Even when those conditions subside, topped-out inventories and continued production growth may continue to suppress oil prices for the near- and medium-term, according to Bloomberg Industries. $ p# O# z; ]! m9 c8 t9 t+ r
Meanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.6 U5 O- }8 s# o( i1 W: g4 b0 M
8 K1 S6 i* Z# D1 iU.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA4 ~: J( W- k5 Q2 S* c! N
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